Tony Martin wins Tour de Suisse time trial stage seven

Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) extended his overall lead in the 2014 Tour de Suisse after winning Friday’s stage seven individual time trial – his second stage win in the race.

Time trial world champion Martin clocked 31-37 on the 25.7km route around Worb, 22 seconds ahead of second-placed Tom Dumoulin (Giant-Shimano) and 28 seconds ahead of defending champion Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida).

Martin now leads Dumoulin by 28 seconds overall, with Costa up to third at 1-05.

Two tough stages now remain in the race, which concludes on Sunday, June 22.

Result
Tour de Suisse 2014 stage seven: Worb to Worb, 25.7km
1. Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-QuickStep in 31-37
2. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Giant-Shimano at 0-22
3. Rui Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida at 0-28
4. Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing at 0-41
5. Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling at 0-45
6. Lawson Craddock (USA) Giant-Shimano at 0-59
7. Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin at 1-02
8. Ion Izagirre (Spa) Movistar Team at 1-06
9. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ at 1-13
10. Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-Merida at 1-13

Overall classification after stage seven
1. Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-QuickStep in 23-42-43
2. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Giant-Shimano at 0-28
3. Rui Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida at 1-05
4. Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling at 1-14
5. Ion Izagirre (Spa) Movistar Team at 1-33
6. Peter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale at 1-36
7. Lawson Craddock (USA) Giant-Shimano at 1-42
8. Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-Merida at 1-42
9. Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale at 1-47
10. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ at 1-48